On the Various Contrivances by which British and Foreign Orchids are Fertilised by Insects, and on the Good Effects of IntercrossingAuthor: Charles Robert Darwin (1809 1882)Year: 1862Publisher: John MurrayPlace: LondonDescription: vi+365,+[1] pages with one folding plate and 33 woodcuts in text without the advertisements. Small octavo (7 1 2" 4 3 4") bound in full 19th century calf, spine gilt stamped spine in five compartments divided by double gilt fillets with Rugby School coat of arms to cover. Marbled end pages. (Clark: 180 181); Freeman 800; Norman 595) First edition.